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Revised Edition. Conecticut [sic], The Devin-Adair Company, 1991. 23.6cm x 15.6cm. 737 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes for Example: Eithne Carbery/ Early Colonisations/ The Tuatha De Danann/ The Milesians/ Notable Milesian Royalties/ Ireland in the Lore of the Ancients/ Conor MacNessa/ Cuchullainn/ Conn of the Hundred Battles/ Cormac MacArt/ Tara/ The Fairs/ Fionn and the Fian/ The Break of Ulster/ Niall of the Nine Hostages/ Irish Invasions of Britain/ General Review of Pagan Ireland/ Irish Christianity Before St. Patrick/ The Brehon Laws/ St. Bridget/ Women in Ancient Ireland/ Colm Cille/ The Poets/ The Irish Kingdom of Scotland/ The Centuries of the Saints/ Learning in Ancient Ireland/ The Irish Missionaries Abroad/ Irish Scholars Abroad/ The Vikings in Ireland/ Hospitality in Ancient Ireland/ The Tribe/ Manner of Living in Ancient Ireland/ Structural Antiquities/ Various Arts of Ancient Ireland/ The English Invasion/ Norman and Gael/ Trade in Mediaeval Ireland/ The Geraldines/ Henry VIII's Policies/ Shane The Proud/ Elizabeth and Conquest/ The Nine Years' War/ The Rising of 1641/ Suppressing the Race/ The Ulster Plantation/ The War of the Forties/ The Later Penal Laws/ Cromwell/ The Williamite Wars/ The 'Wild Geese'/ The Rising of 1798/ The Union/ Robert Emmet/ Theobald Wolfe Tone/ The United Irishmen/ Robert Emmet/ Daniel O'Connell/ O'Connell The Idol/ Through the Thirties/ The End of O'Connell/ Young Ireland/ The Great Repeal Fight/ The Fenians/ Charles Stewart Parnell/ The Land Struggle Begins/ The Land League/ The Ladies' Land League/ The Modern Literature of Ireland/ Sinn Fein/ Easter Rising/ The Last War/ After The Treaty/ The Dawning etc. The whole saga of the Irish from the earliest times to our own. A real sense of the mind and temperament of a people, their ways of life, ideals, and an understanding account of their culture- the vitally important matters the merely-academic historians look over or glance at all too quickly. Sprache: English Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. Buchnummer des Verkäufers

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Inhaltsangabe: Here is the whole saga of the Irish from earliest times to the present. Learn about Irish history, culture, religion, laws, arts, antiquities, folklore, trade, literature, heroes, and more. Although a work of sound scholarship, it is as easy to read as a superb novel.

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To understand modern Ireland one must understand the history of Ireland. Its legends, religious and political life, culture, and wider contributions to the world remain linked to its rich past.

In The Story of the Irish Race, popular writer and storyteller Seumas MacManus provides a wide-ranging look at the development of Ireland and its people. Beginning with the early colonization by the Milesius of Spain, MacManus explores ancient stories about the Tuatha De Danann, Cuchullain, Fionn and the Fian, Irish invasions of Britain, St. Bridget and St. Patrick, Irish missionaries and scholars abroad, and life and culture in ancient and medieval Ireland. He also investigates more recent events and names in Irish history, such as Oliver Cromwell, "The Wild Geese," Wolfe Tone, Daniel O'Connell, the Fenians, the Famine, Charles Stewart Parnell, and the Land League. From its earliest days to the Easter Rising, MacManus provides an entertaining and enlightening look at one of the most fascinating cultures we know.